The son of a legendary forward is set to face his father’s former club in the packed final round league phase matches in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
He will be part of the Copenhagen squad as they travel to face Barcelona, one of 18 matches taking place on the evening.
Copenhagen will need to secure a result to climb into the top 24 and earn a play-off spot, while Barcelona are among the sides hoping to end the evening in the top eight and secure direct qualification to the last-16.
Barcelona are five-time Champions League winners, lifting the famous trophy in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015.
The Copenhagen forward’s father was a key figure in Barcelona’s 2006 triumph, coming off the bench to help turn the final in their favour.
Arsenal had led Barcelona 1-0 in the final in Paris, despite being reduced to 10-men when Jens Lehmann was sent off in the first half.
A Copenhagen star will be looking to impress against his father’s former club Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday
The 60th minute introduction of the forward proved key, as he provided the assist for Samuel Eto’o to score a 76th minute equaliser.
He was then involved in the winning goal four minutes later, exchanging passes with Juliano Belletti, with the Brazilian full back firing through the legs of Manuel Almunia to earn Barcelona the trophy.
It proved to be a glorious final appearance for the legendary Swedish player at Barcelona, bringing to an end a two-year spell that saw him score 19 goals in 59 games and earn two LaLiga titles.
His performance was lauded post-match by Arsenal star Thierry Henry, who insisted he had made the difference to the match.
‘People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didn’t see him today – I saw Henrik Larsson,’ he said.
‘Two times he came on – he changed the game, that is what killed the game – sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto’o and people like that.
‘You need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight because I didn’t see no Ronaldinho or no Eto’o or a proper referee also.’
Larsson returned to his native Sweden at the end of the campaign and later had a brief loan move to Manchester United in 2007 and claimed a Premier League winner’s medal.
Henrik Larsson, right, played a pivotal role in helping Barcelona win the Champions League in 2006
Larsson’s son Jordan followed him in embarking on a professional football career
Jordan Larsson has scored three goals for Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League
Larsson is still arguably best known for his spell at Celtic, where he scored a staggering 227 goals in 301 appearances, winning four league titles, two Scottish Cups and Scottish League Cups.
His son Jordan has followed in his footsteps by becoming a professional footballer, having started off in the Barcelona academy during his father’s spell at the club between 2004-06.
Jordan was coached by Henrik at Swedish side Helsingborg, where his potential was hyped up by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
‘There’s a kid who’s getting better and better, Henrik Larsson’s son, we’re waiting for him,’ Ibrahimovic said in 2016.
Jordan had since had a nomadic career, representing Dutch side NEC, Russian outfit Spartak Moscow and Schalke in Germany, as well as spells as Swedish clubs IFK Norrkoping and AIK.
The forward joined Danish giants Copenhagen in 2023 and is now in his fourth season at the club.
He has made an impact in this season’s Champions League, with goals against Bayer Leverkusen and Napoli helping Copenhagen earn impressive draws.
Jordan also scored in Copenhagen’s 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty, a result that has helped give them a chance of reaching the play-off rounds of the competition.
The forward, who has made eight appearances for the Swedish national team, will need make an impact against his father’s former club if they are to continue in the competition.
